tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1322553230483229453..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: School for the aristocracy?Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18653169736747760202009-10-05T01:41:20.548+08:002009-10-05T01:41:20.548+08:00Mu, no one wants to discuss over email if they are...Mu, no one wants to discuss over email if they are posting a comment publicly here. If you find that inconvenient then enable comments. If you don't like all those comments, then enable moderation. <br /><br />FWIW, I agree with your position on the market predictions (and also strongly disagree with Richard's position) but your analogy is very strained. If it works, you're not doing a good job of showing why Sinopac's irresponsible prediction is a case of anchoring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-61741710935574948882009-10-04T22:49:22.883+08:002009-10-04T22:49:22.883+08:00There is also a case, that such corruption will ev...There is also a case, that such corruption will eventually become well known, and thus employers would downgrade schools that allowed such entrants.<br /><br />In a similar vein, I have met Stanford students who told me that if they failed a course, it would be erased from the record, and they could take it again. "nobody fails out of Stanford."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44194385584024698802009-10-04T22:47:03.912+08:002009-10-04T22:47:03.912+08:00I recall reading some history on famous Confucian ...I recall reading some history on famous Confucian thinkers, and one of them mentioned that so-and-so scholar was very poor and had a hard time, but then he got a position grading the exams for the Chinese imperial meritocracy, which suddenly made him a rich man. (Yeah, sorry for no specifics here.)<br /><br />That made me wonder how damn meritocratic those tests could have been if bribes were accepted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-24671951769195994182009-10-04T05:52:51.705+08:002009-10-04T05:52:51.705+08:00"just wanted to say that the 33% is not a mag..."just wanted to say that the 33% is not a magical number, from a technical standpoint it makes sense. A 33% rise in the TAIEX would put it at its previous highs in 2007, putting in a double top."<br /><br />Thank you for demonstrating ably why I don't have a commenting system on my blog. TA is the biggest pile of hokum pokum nonsense since snake oil was invented. FWIW I don't follow the comments on this blog usually so please don't try to contact me via here. My email is on my blog if anyone wants to discuss stuff with me. Cheers.<br /><br />MuUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078345937738781757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7298567319789749682009-10-03T15:54:43.098+08:002009-10-03T15:54:43.098+08:00Corruption of any non-objective admissions system ...Corruption of any non-objective admissions system is a given; the question is what degree of corruption is acceptable. Partial remedies and controls -- aptitude tests as qualifiers, for example, perhaps coupled with universal national-university admission above a certain minimum, with strict grading policies (monitored by oversight committees) to weed out the lazy or incapable -- are always available if the political will to preserve and enforce a high degree of fairness is present. It’s rare when a suitable “balances” part of a “checks and balances” approach cannot be devised; thus, a system open for long to being gamed in a particular way often reflects a values problem, not a fundamental problem with a system's overall orientation. <br /><br />The test system is in large part responsible for the values problem, so it would hardly make sense to preserve or revert to the old-style test system simply because a new system manifests more clearly in some ways the evils that this old system creates. You expect problems to manifest themselves in a new system and you go to work fixing the problems, no?<br /><br />But even if this fairness problem goes unfixed for an intervening period of time, the overall results may still be beneficial; whatever helps get Taiwanese to see more clearly that there are multiple routes to success in today's world -- indeed, that pouring excessive familial resources into getting a child into a national university may not be the best choice -- is a plus. The growing pains engendered by the new system seem to be generally raising awareness, and it is only through more awareness that better approaches and solutions can be found.<br /><br />All of which leads to my wondering what the point is of reducing the discussion to a choice of the old-style test system or else the American university admissions system. It strikes me as a false dilemma (the either/or fallacy).vinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80647486336599139322009-10-03T15:02:22.732+08:002009-10-03T15:02:22.732+08:00I am not sure of what the system is that you are d...<b>I am not sure of what the system is that you are describing for Taiwanese HS students, but it sounds nefarious in the same way.</b><br /><br />Someday I shall tell all in a book.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-79215943253090688182009-10-03T15:01:55.152+08:002009-10-03T15:01:55.152+08:00Where can I read about Joe Hung? It seems there...<b>Where can I read about Joe Hung? It seems there's a consensus that he's ideological and bad, but what are some sources? </b><br /><br />just read his old posts at the China Pest. Easy to find on google.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36178870140240729642009-10-03T15:01:19.406+08:002009-10-03T15:01:19.406+08:00Why oh why can't people spell Jon Stewart'...<b>Why oh why can't people spell Jon Stewart's name properly???</b><br /><br />Ha! I will leave it there, just to torment you.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70069364064160724892009-10-03T11:10:22.808+08:002009-10-03T11:10:22.808+08:00This is one reason why I object to the idea of &qu...This is one reason why I object to the idea of "university interviews". Many business schools have them or require them. In fact, I was told by the dean of one school that I was considering in Hong Kong that the application process itself is only a formality. They meet you a few times before you start applying, ask their questions, and then decide whether or not they want you at their school. <br /><br />This does indeed help them get a certain type of high-caliber student in their program. But it also means that your admission depends largely on whether or not the admissions staff "likes" you.<br /><br />I am not sure of what the system is that you are describing for Taiwanese HS students, but it sounds nefarious in the same way.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-87061870639707873862009-10-03T07:14:38.823+08:002009-10-03T07:14:38.823+08:00Seeing as I blogged on the Sinopac story last nigh...Seeing as I blogged on the Sinopac story last night as well... Since he has no apparent commenting system, just wanted to say that the 33% is not a magical number, from a technical standpoint it makes sense. A 33% rise in the TAIEX would put it at its previous highs in 2007, putting in a double top. Do we get there though? Well, that's a different story.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864496921909619980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7107670607051796062009-10-03T04:22:23.021+08:002009-10-03T04:22:23.021+08:00Where can I read about Joe Hung? It seems there&#...Where can I read about Joe Hung? It seems there's a consensus that he's ideological and bad, but what are some sources? He's also an old dude, which I think on the face of it is a huge problem when media is moving fast towards the internet and away from print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14043035396130555622009-10-02T22:30:35.172+08:002009-10-02T22:30:35.172+08:00Why oh why can't people spell Jon Stewart'...Why oh why can't people spell Jon Stewart's name properly???another Jonnoreply@blogger.com